Daily Devotional with Oswald ChambersBased on the Book: 'My Utmost For His Highest' (The
Golden Book of Oswald Chambers,1935) by Oswald Chambers

Am I Looking To God?

"Look to Me, and be saved . . ." - Isaiah 45:22

Do we expect God to come to us with His blessings and save us? He says, “Look to
Me, and be saved . . . .” The greatest difficulty spiritually is to concentrate
on God, and His blessings are what make it so difficult. Troubles almost always
make us look to God, but His blessings tend to divert our attention elsewhere.
The basic lesson of the Sermon on the Mount is to narrow all your interests
until your mind, heart, and body are focused on Jesus Christ. “Look to Me . . .
.”

Many of us have a mental picture of what a Christian should be, and looking at
this image in other Christians’ lives becomes a hindrance to our focusing on
God. This is not salvation— it is not simple enough. He says, in effect, “Look
to Me and you are saved,” not “You will be saved someday.” We will find what we
are looking for if we will concentrate on Him. We get distracted from God and
irritable with Him while He continues to say to us, “Look to Me, and be saved .
. . .” Our difficulties, our trials, and our worries about tomorrow all vanish
when we look to God.

Wake yourself up and look to God. Build your hope on Him. No matter how many
things seem to be pressing in on you, be determined to push them aside and look
to Him. “Look to Me . . . .” Salvation is yours the moment you look.